People with poor mental health face many challenges. One that's perhaps lesser known is that they're more likely than the overall population to have poor oral health. People living with schizophrenia ...

Moreover, emergency dental care causes children in the U.S. to miss approximately 34 million school hours annually. Good oral health habits and staying on top of dental checkups from an early age can ...

Dental caries, commonly referred to as cavities or tooth decay, continue to be big problems among young children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tooth decay is the most ...

Levels of tooth decay among adults in England are now similar to those last seen more than 25 years ago, according to new figures. More than four in 10 people (41 per cent) had obvious signs of rotten ...

Experts warn that delaying routine dental care can quickly lead to cavities, pain, and infections that affect a child’s ...

Urgent dental care and children’s teeth are being prioritised as the biggest NHS dentistry shake-up in years is confirmed. NHS dentistry in England is being overhauled. With urgent care and children’s ...

A new study from Umeå University in Sweden has found that both your genes and your daily habits may affect your risk of getting tooth decay and gum disease. These two conditions—also known as cavities ...

When Tristen Boyer recently had a couple of cavities filled, her dentist suggested she get fluoride treatment afterward. She has Crohn’s disease, which puts her at increased risk for tooth decay.

Oral frailty can shorten your life expectancy, so those dreaded visits, drills and all, really are for your own good.